I think it's you who agree with me. My point is that the headline quote attributed to Lao Tzu does not make that very point, you are reading that into it. In other words, we've moved on.

Moved on? But you are still discussing it. But to try to discredit the whole section quoted by TIA by focusing on only one line is disengenuous and wrong. I highlighted that one line myself because I happen to like it. But that doesn't mean it can stand alone in the absense of the rest of the piece. Take it out of context and you can make a case that it is wrong. Put it back in context and you get the real meaning. Once again, you are focusing only on the parts so you can deny the whole.